Maryland College ~ 9-1970 The Western Maryland College Catalogue 1969-1970 One-HlIlldred Secolld Annrl.al Edition WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND-21157 (Telephone 301-848-7000) April,1969 Contents Objectives of the College THE COLLEGE Background Educational program 7 Campus and facilities 7 Map of the campus 8,9 College community 12 THE COURSE OF STUDY Degrees 16 Graduation requirements 16 Accelerated program 19 Grades and Reports 19 Honors 20 Preparation for a career 21 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION' Description of courses 28 COLLEGE PROCEDURES Admissions 80 Expenses 87 COLLEGE ORGANIZATION Board of Trustees 90 Administrative Staff 92 Faculty 93 The Alumni Association 104 Western Maryland College Associates lOS GENEI\AL INFOR~fATION A nnual A wards lOS Degrees and Honors lJO Recapitulation of graduates 116 Register of students 117 Endowments 140 Enduring investments 142 January Term 144 The College Calendar for 1969-1970 1413 • College Objectives The objectives of the College,as formulated by its faculty, follow; I. To give its students a liberal education so that they may have an ap- preciative understanding of the cultural heritage of mankind; and to develop in them the ability to relate this heritage to present-day living. II. Consistent with this groundwork of liberal education, to prepare stu- dents for special objectives, which include; I. Graduate School. 2. Professional Schools particularly medicine, dentistry, theology, law, social work. 3. Vocations-particularly secondary school teaching, business, and professional or technical pursuits based on a foundation of liberal education. 4. Service as Reserve Officers in the Army. rn. To encourage in its students; 1. Allegiance to a Supreme Being. 2. Recognition of the reality of moral and spiritual values. 3. Recognition of the worth and dignity of human personality as the basis for democratic living. 4. Awareness of material and human resources as a trust to be de- veloped and used for the welfare of mankind. lV. To prepare men and women to be healthy, well-adjusted members of society. V. To develop men and women of reason, taste, and vision who will as- sume positions of leadership in their local communities, the nation, and the world. • The College Background The dream of one man and the selfless labor of another account for the beginnings of Western Maryland College. Fayette R. Buell, operator of a Westminster private school, had a dream which he followed until con- struction actually started in 1866 on the first College building. The Rev. J. T. Ward, who became associated with Mr. Buell while his plan was being formulated, went on to see the College through a difficult beginning period, serving as its president for 19years. Western Maryland opened in 1867and was chartered in 1868 under the auspices of the former Methodist Protestant Church. It is now one of the church-related colleges or the United Methodist Church. The College is coeducational; in fact it was the first institution south of the Mason and Dixon line to open its doors to both yOllngmen and yOllngwomen. At the retirement of J. T. Ward from the presidency of the Col- lege, Thomas Hamilton Lewis be- came Western Maryland's second president. During his administra- tion, the College developed finan- cial stability and intellectual firm- ness. Promotion of its physical growth and a vision for the future were the College's inheritance from the presidency of Albert The original College building. Norman Ward. President Fred G. Holloway brought Western Maryland safely through the depression and the difficult times of World War II. Under the present incumbent, Lowell S. Ensor, the College has become an up-to-date and an outstandingly effectiveinstitution. That first building, started by Mr. Buell with borrowed money, was lo- cated at the western end of Westminster on a hill which had been used at times for public meetings and as a federal artillery emplacement during the Civil War. There were just six acres and one building in the original cam- pus. Since that time the College has acquired surrounding farm lands and other properties to achieve a campus of more than 160 acres with facilities valued at 15 million dollars. There were 70 students enrolled when the College began; now enrollment tops 800. The curricular approach has broadened, also, from a narrow classicism to the full scope of liberal arts. In those early days, Western Maryland, one College historian has re- marked, had both "the ultra-Victorian provincialism of the environment and the conservative influence of denominational sponsorship"-this, de- spite its radical adoption of coeducation. Both the nation's and the College's approach to higher education have progressed from that era. Educational Program As a liberal arts college, Western Maryland presents an educational pro- gram which equips graduates with qualities of leadership and a sense of responsibility for personal development and the advancement of society. Students at a liberal arts college receive an education which enables them to meet the vagaries of life with discrimination, understanding, and a fund of useful knowledge. Students can acquire a comprehension of humanity in terms of social environment and natural law. They are taught to search for the basic issues of any specificproblem or conflict and discover what human values are involved. Liberal education attempts to inspire that range of interest, depth of appreciation, and facility of thought and action needed for effectiveliving in a democratic society. Western Maryland, along with many distinguished undergraduate insti- tutions, is interested in a well-stocked and well-disciplined mind, but edu- cates for more: insight, which goes beyond facts and skills. The program at Western Maryland is aimed at fostering an enlightened and responsible citizen---enlightened in the sense of understanding rather than merely pos- sessing a fund of facts, and responsible to the degree of being involved per- sonally in what engages the mind. At the same time, the College encourages students to develop a sense of aesthetic and spiritual values and to feel in- spired to create. Such interests are not merely supplementary to the busi- ness of life; by adding value to leisure hours, they make it full. Western Maryland also realizes that professional proficiency is essential. Certain career choices require special abilities which the student is helped to acquire. The College provides an education which is basic to nearly all professions as well as specialization in some areas. Typical of this chance to specialize is the opportunity for language students to take their third year of study abroad. Opportunity is afforded to a limited number of students to partici- pate in the Drew University Semester at the United Nations. Western Maryland is accredited by the Middle States Association of Col- leges and Secondary Schools and by the University Senate of the United Methodist Church. It holds membership in The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the National Association of Schools of Music with the approval of that Association for a Bachelor of Arts degree in applied music and in music history and literature. The College is on the approved list of the American Association of University Women. Education is self-enrichment. The liberal arts philosophy concentrates on informed individualism, and Western Maryland offers a program which enhances development toward individual breadth and maturity. Campus and Facilities Western Maryland is located in one of the finer rural areas of Maryland. Situated on the crest of a hill, the 160 acre campus is noted for its pleasant aspect. The College is at the edge of Westminster, county seat of Carroll County, with which it maintains an unusually cordial town-and-gown re- lationship. While enjoying the benefits of a rural location, Western Mary- land is fortunate in its proximity to Baltimore and Washington, D. C. Both cities are within convenient distance to take advantage of the cultural and _;~ r--.:;"*=.,, .._ ~ ,:;-,,:,:;._ ~..:..<1_ (~~~"_CD ~j WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE " '" "l:l ,.,1:1 educational opportunities offered. The surrounding area, which contains some of the nation's major historical landmarks, is among the most scenic in the country. Central on the Hill is Baker Memorial Chapel (1958) dedicated to the memory of William G. Baker, Sr., Daniel Baker, Joseph D. Baker, and Sarah Baker Thomas. The chapel, which seats approximately nine hundred persons, is the setting for a weekly Sunday evening chapel service. It con- tains a three-manual Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, provided by Dr. Roger J Whiteford, with carrillonic bells which chime the hours and play the Alma Mater each day at noon. At the entrance to the campus is Ward Memorial Arch (1898) in honor of the first president, Dr. J. T. Ward. Along the ridge and continuing over the rolling campus are buildings, blending several periods, for education, residence, health and physical welfare, and general EDUCATIONAL. Levine Hall of Music (1891) is named in memory of James Levine Billingslea. After extensive alterations in 1939, it houses the department of music and provides studios and classrooms, practice rooms, a recital hall and the Doria Music Library. The Library (1962) is a modern, air-conditioned building with a capacity of more than 100,000 volumes,allowing for growth from the present 74,000 volumes. On a lower level, and with a private entrance, are the language laboratory, audio-visual facilities, and classrooms. The older library (1908) has been remodeled into the Fine Art Building for the art department. Lewis Recitation Hall (1914), named for the College's second president, contains classrooms and laboratories for the departments of mathematics, physics, biology, and chemistry. An astronomical observatory tops the building which was ex- tensively renovated in 1966. Lewis I-Iall of Science, containing an audi- torium, classrooms, and laboratories, was added to the building in 1966.